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Dell drives in IT services as PC slump deepens

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 4:00 PM
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Dell Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DELL) stock price is taking a beating after Thursday's third-quarter earnings -- down about 9% in late afternoon trading Friday. The PC maker reported revenue of $12.9 billion, up 1% from the previous quarter and down 15% from a year earlier. Profits plummeted 54%. This Tech Trader Daily...  Continue reading
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Proxy prelim: CF wins Terra board seats

Hostile acquirer CF Industries Holdings Inc. (NYSE:CF) is closer to getting its target, rival fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA), which voted out its chairman according to a preliminary proxy count in New York. On Friday, CF said all three of its director nominees were elected to Terra's board. Chairman...  Continue reading
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Deal Economy 2010: Avaya's Ali on digesting Nortel

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM
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Avaya Inc.'s Mohamad Ali had little time to settle in after becoming senior vice president for corporate development in July. Four days after the former IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM) dealmaker started, Avaya made a $475 million stalking-horse bid for a unit of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp. The enterprise communications provider was...  Continue reading
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Disney, Microsoft, Abbott Labs win M&A awards

On Wednesday and Thursday, The Deal was in conference mode, hosting panels of high-profile dealmakers on financial and corporate sides, doing post-panel video interviews and live-blogging. The two-day Deal Economy 2010 event was capped off in a packed room where strategic dealmakers received honors for their M&A work. Corporate...  Continue reading
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Car czar says GM IPO could happen in 2010

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Detroit Breakdown | Divesting and Restructuring
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Ron Bloom, the head of the White House automotive task force, reiterated the government's desire to reduce its majority stake in General Motors Co., telling Reuters the automaker could launch an initial public offering before the end of 2010.But the emphasis is on the word "could," as Bloom also echoed...  Continue reading
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What if the merger arb ETF is popular?

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 11:23 AM
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An exchange-traded fund employing a passive merger arb strategy made its trading debut Tuesday. Dubbed the IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSE Arca:MNA), it's the work of Index IQ, a Rye, N.Y., developer of index-based alternative investment products. Index IQ already sponsors several other ETFs that mimic hedge fund strategies.Some...  Continue reading
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Bayer's plastics unit may be in play

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Joint Ventures and Alliances
When Marijin Dekkers (pictured) took command of Bayer AG in September, there was speculation a breakup of the 146-year-old pharmaceutical and chemical giant would follow. In a report Tuesday, Bloomberg noted that Abu Dhabi-run International Petroleum Investment Co. is talking with Bayer about a possible joint venture involving Bayer's MaterialScience...  Continue reading
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What if Wal-Mart gets too fancy for Buffett?

Warren Buffett is known for his affinity for strong, basic businesses available at a bargain price. At first glance, that might explain why the Oracle of Omaha nearly doubled his stake in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) in the third quarter, according to regulatory filings. The bargain price element is...  Continue reading
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Google, Apple plan mobile ad attack

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Corporate Strategy | Middle market | Sector Watch | Trends
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OK, it's not a huge revenue-generating battleground like Web search on a computer, but mobile advertising does offer some nice ancillary income and, if anything else, gives a maturing tech giant some street cred as still being the "cool kid on the block."That's part of the reason why it seems...  Continue reading
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Applied Materials balances acquisitions, layoffs

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:04 AM
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Applied Materials Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AMAT) deal to acquire Semitool Inc. (NASDAQ:STML) for $364 million in cash (The Deal Pipeline subscription required) is another reason for bankers, lawyers, the business press and other market watchers to trumpet that M&A is back. It's also the latest example of a corporation spending on deals...  Continue reading
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Infosys finally makes a buy

After all the talk about M&A, Indian IT services provider Infosys Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:INFY) has finally bought a company. Although it's not in Japan or Germany like CEO S. Gopalakrishnan has mentioned, the BPO company is in the U.S.Infosys BPO Ltd., a subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, said on Thursday it's...  Continue reading
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Dun & Bradstreet exec retakes lead M&A role

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 2:27 PM
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Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (NYSE:DNB) executive Charles Gottdiener is back in charge of dealmaking. Since December 2007, he has led the business information and records provider's risk management business, but was recently promoted to president of corporate development and strategy. It's familiar turf. Gottdiener joined D&B in 2002 as leader...  Continue reading
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US Airways pilots seek federal mediation

Posted on November 13, 2009 at 4:41 PM
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The union representing pilots at US Airways Group Inc. (NYSE:LCC), which has been working on a new contract since the airline's 2005 merger with America West Holdings Corp., on Friday applied for federal mediation as part of its effort to secure a new deal. Pilots from US Airways and the...  Continue reading
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'3Com's gonna be bought. Shhh'

Posted on November 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM
Filed under: Acquisitions | Law | Trends
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Were options traders lucky? Did Goldman, Sachs & Co. (NYSE:GS) tip them? Speculation and rumor are flying in the wake of call-option trading on 3Com Corp. (NASDAQ:COMS) jumping to a 26-month high before Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HPQ) announced it would acquire 3Com, a provider of Ethernet switching, for $7.90 per...  Continue reading
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Opel workers not likely to get their 'AG' status

Opel workers want GM to give them more power by changing the European automaker's incorporation status from 'GmbH' to 'AG.' But GM is not likely to comply.  Continue reading
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